The embrace of technology tools while building learning for the future has made higher education much stronger.

Searchers continue to comb the remote coastline looking for signs of Hunter Lewis, thousands have joined a Facebook group for his rescue and a GoFundMe for additional resources has raised more than $22,000.

Amid explosive growth and several recent firestorms, he wants to return to teaching and research.

Sawsan Ahmed of Weston, Florida, graduated from Broward College with 4.0 GPA on Dec. 15. In the spring, she will attend the University of Florida to study computer programming, chemistry and biology.